Sash-fastener.



- wif-9@ No. 643,356. Patented Feb.. n3, |900.

l w. s. JAMES.

SASH FASTENER.

` (Application led July 29, 1899.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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WILL sfJAMns, orsrni-iuncnnn, TEXAS. j

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Application tierzfny ze, 189s.

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- Be it known that LWILL S. JAMES, va citizen of theUnited States, residing at Tehuacana,

in the county of Limestone and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Sash-Fastener, otwhich the following is a specification. The invention relates to improvements in sash-fasteners.

,y The objects of the present invention are to improve the construction of sash-fasteners, to lessen the cost ot' construction, and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and eflicient device ca- Apablo of holding a sash at any desired adjustment and of.bein`g arranged to lock the sashes against vertical movement on each other.

Another object of the invention is to proi' vide a device of this character which may be sition when the device-,issecured to a sash.

varranged to permit a sash to be raised to the `desired extent ndhold the .sa-nee atthe de.

sired adjustment and which may also be held in'a retracted position to permit a sash to move freely in either direction.

Furthermore, the invention has forits object to enable the casing and the' bolt to be cast and readily assembled and to arrange the parte so that they will Abe retained in po- The invention consists in the construction and novel. combination and .arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

engaging end. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional L view llustrating'another modification of the invention. Fig. '7 is a rear elevation .of lthe same, Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view of the casing of the device shown in Fig. G. Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of the casing shown injFig. l. Fig. lO is a detail perbe readily assembled Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional saai No. 'matan oa man.)

speetivc View of the bolt shown in Fig. 1. Fig. l1 is a similar view of ,the bolt shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Fig. l2 is aperspective view showing the sash-fastener mounted. on `the upper edge of the lower sash of a window at the center thereof and engaging a-slotted Y rack.

Like-numerals of reference designate corr spending parts in all the gure's'of the drawings. A Y l designates a casing provided at opposite sides with, ears arranged 4in pairs and designed to be secured to one side of a sash, as

illustrated in Fig. l of the accompanying H drawings, but it may be located at the center of the upperedge of a lower sash, as 'shown -in Fig. l2. The casing l, which. is ope'nat the back, as clearly shown in Fig. 9 of the drawingsfisprovidcd witha'longitudinal re, cess or cavity 2, terminating short of theends of the casing, which is provided at its front with a 'rectangular opening 3 and'at its outer end withl a circular opening 4., The front or inner end receives the engaging portion of a bolt 5, and the casing is provided at the outer vend with a narrow slot 6, forming an entrance to the circular opening. The entrance-slot 6 is ladapted to receive a narrow portion.' 8 of the bolt 5, which is drawn backward sutilciently to permit its engaging end to be introduced into and'rcmoved from the front portionof the casing when the said narrow portion 8 is at the entrance-slot 6. This construction enables thc parts of the device to and permits them' to be cast 'with the lugs or projections hereinafter described, and it greatly reduces the cost of construction, as the bolt and the casing do not require the drilling which is necessary when the knob and projection of the boit are constructed separate and '.vhen'the casing isv not open for assembling the parts. The shank or body portion of the bolt is round to enable it to turn in the circular openingfl, and

the narrowrporlion 8, which is formed by 'reducing the bolts at opposite sides, performs a double function, as it not only enables the bolt to be assembled, as heretofore described, but it also permits the spring to be readily arranged"on the same. The narrow portion of the bolt is adapted to be placed between the end coils of aspiral spring'lO, which may z senese tace at the top or at the side,as1lnstratedin l Figs. 2 and 3 of the accompanyinlgf drawings.v When the beveled face of the outer engaging portion ol' the bolt is npperniost,the lower sash is adapted to he raised freely-*land the upper sash maybe lowered, and in windows not'having sash-weights or other balancing devices this arrangement ofthe bolt will snpport the lower sash in an elevated position. W'hen the beveled fece ot' the bolt is arranged at one side, the bolt presents upper and lower shoulders, which lock the sashes against movementon each other. This arrangement @will permit the upper and lower sashes of a window having sash-weights to'be arranged forventilating purposes, and it will lock the sashes againstA any further opening movenient.' The sashes iney'bc arranged with a space at the top and bottom of the window for ventilation and a device for locking theni together, so" that while the sashes may have a'slight bodily movement together they cannot benloved independently of each other.

The holt is provided ai: the innerend of the rectangular portion. iii with a lug lll, arranged when the bolt is rotated to engage the 'opposite Walls of the casing, whereby the holt is prevented from rotating more than a quai'` ter of a revolution. ily rotating the bolt an eighth 'of n. revolution the corners of the squ'are'd'portions l? are carried ont of aline ment with the corners of the rectangular' opening and the bolt will he held out of engagementwith they ratchet bar or strip 14.

The spring lits snugly around the body por-l tion of the bolt, and in order to relieve it ci strain the casing is provided at opposite sides with lugs 15, extending inward toward the f bolt-and adapted to be 'engaged by the head thereof to limit the inward movement of the same and to prevent too great a compression of the spring.

'Llheratchct-bar or rack l14, which consists `ot' a strip ot suitable metal, provided with rectangular bends forming. horizontal upper andlowor shoulders adapted to be enga-ged by the bolt. The bolt may be enga-ged with the'said shoulders, or n rack 15, which is provided With square openings lll, may be used, as shown in Fig. 12. r l

In Fig. 5 of the accompanying drawings the A bolt is shown with a blunt vengg'aging end 17,

butthc casing is constructed similar to that of such engagement. to he readily assembled and may ne cast cotnr heretofore described. This holt is Iadapted to engage either form of rack orretchetetrip and by rotatingr it an eighth o e revointion it may be held ont of engagement to permit e sash to move freely in either directionf in. Fig. 3 of the accompany/ing` drawings is illustrated another modification of the invert tion, in which the casing is provided adjecent to its inner end with peraliel Walls 1G, forming guides for a narrow rectztnguiarporn tion 20 oi a bolt ill. The bolt 2l is adopted to operate similar to 'the boltshevrn in Fig, l of the drawings, and when it isdesired to rotate it the rectangular eniergeinent 2() is drawn backward oppositea groove 22, orinedf in the walls of the casing. The groove is sethcicntlyv large to permit the holt to he per tially rotated, and this rotation is limited ley e lug 23, sin'iilar-t-o that heretofore described.. The bolt is rounded in advance of the 'refr tangular portion 20 and has n. red. need engagf-- ing end 2st, which is beveled. 'The body ot the bolt is provided withv n narrow portion 2o', and the casing is provided et its enter end; with an enti'ence-slot,and it has stops or ire,... 27 to limit the movement of the holt for preventing too great a coin pression of the spring.

The invention lins the following advair tages: Thesash-fsstener, which is simple end 'comparatively inexpensive in oonotrnctions possesses greatstrength and dniehiiity., and is adapted to be readily applied to Aany ordinary window. The bolt, which has e beveled edge or face at its engaging end, is adopted to be partially rotated to present either square shoulders or the bevel face to a rack` or retchetn strip, and it is capable of being arranged ont The parte nre edeptcd plete and do not require the drillingq which is necessary with bolts having removable heads and projections. The neri-ow 'portion .0f the body of the holt, which is adapted. to

the introduced into and removed from the cssing through the entrance-slot., also permits the coiled spring to hc readily placed 'on it.

Changes in theforin, proportion, sise, and. the minor detailsot construction. Within scope of the appended claims maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacri ticino: any of the advantages of this invention.

W hat is claimed is y l. f A device of the class described ccxnprisf ing a casing open at the baci; to torni e recess and having openings at its ends eornmnnicat ing; with the rocesseone end ol.' the casing he in g provided with an entrance-slot, and a bolt having en engaging portion et one end end a knob or handle at the other andprovided heu tween lits ends with e rcdncedor narrow portion of a size to pass through the en trance-slot, I

suhstantiall y as described.

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